Ridley Scott has been attached to direct a Gladiator 2 for sometime, but he’s recently been focused on his TV show Raised By Wolves along with two upcoming movies The Last Duel and House of Gucci. Peter Craig, who wrote The Town, Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 2 and Bad Boys For Life is apparently penning the script. The movie would reportedly follow Maximus’ son, Lucius, all grown up as he takes on his father’s legacy.
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